Wogonin-enhanced reactive oxygen species-induced apoptosis and potentiated cytotoxic effects of chemotherapeutic agents by suppression Nrf2-mediated signaling in HepG2 cells

Free Radical Research

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 607-621

  Qian, C ^a   Wang, Y ^a   Zhong, Y ^a   Tang, J ^a   Zhang, J ^a   Li, Z ^a   Wang, Q ^b   Hu, R ^a  

^a CHINA PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WUXI NO 2 PEOPLE S HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Drug resistance; Nrf2; P53; Wogonin

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE PROTEIN; PROTEIN P53; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NRF2; WOGONIN; FLAVANONE DERIVATIVE; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CELL PROTECTION; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; CYTOTOXICITY; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; DRUG EFFECTS; HEPG2 CELL LINE; METABOLISM; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

APOPTOSIS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FLAVANONES; HEP G2 CELLS; HUMANS; NF-E2-RELATED FACTOR 2; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 84897497463     PISSN: 10715762     EISSN: 10292470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10715762.2014.897342     Document Type: Article

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